ALCO FA - Wikipedia
The ALCO FA is a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and General Electric in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959.
Alco's "FA" Series: Its Classic Cab Locomotive - American-Rails.com
Sep 9, 2024 · The Alco FA was intended to be the builder's answer to Electro-Motive's ever popular FT and subsequent models. The design was the road freight model of Alco's passenger service PA.
ALCO FA - Locomotive Wiki
The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and General Electric in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959.
The Alco FA: - Railfan
The FA would compete head-on with the immensely popular F units of EMD. Although the FA lost the battle with the F unit, it was much more successful than the PA in terms of sales. The FA would, like the PA, go down in history as one of the most handsome diesel locomotives ever built.
Union Pacific Diesel Story, 1934-1982 - UtahRails.net
Aug 25, 2024 · For its freight locomotive, Alco would soon offer its own four-axle 1,500-horsepower carbody unit, later known as the FA/FB, with the first unit being produced in January 1946. Baldwin first offered its own 1,500-horsepower carbody unit in September 1945.
Alco Cab Units - jbritton.pennsyrr.com
The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and General Electric in Schenectady, New York, between January 1946 and May 1959. They were of a cab unit design, and both cab-equipped lead (A unit) FA and cabless booster (B unit) FB models were built.
What were the Great Northern's ALCO FAs used for?
Nov 3, 2021 · "The Great Northern Railway - A Pictorial History" by Charles & Dorothy Wood says that GN didn't like Alcos once they'd owned them a while due to maintenance issues, and that several Alcos, including two four unit sets of FA were sent to the SP&S in the 1950s.
Santa Fe ALCO FA-1 - E&A Trains
Santa Fe ALCO FA-1. The Aristocraft Santa Fe ALCO FA-1, which arrived in December, 2001, is a very powerful locomotive. Like the Santa Fe GE U25-B, the FA-1 has two can motors, one in each truck.
Alco FA-1/FB-1 roster - The Diesel Shop
Alco FA: Running in the Shadow by R.Craig Rutherford Extra 2200 South (March-April 1972) Extra 2200 South (Jan.-Feb. and March-April 1973)
NYC #1102 - Alco FA - TrainWeb
Oct 24, 2019 · NEW YORK CENTRAL. ALCO - FA2 #1102. NYC FA-2 was built in 1951 by Alco-GE as NYC class DFA-7c, series (1088-1107), came equipped with a model 244 prime mover, which produced 1600 HP.